The February 2011 issue of The Information Commoner, an online newsletter designed to keep all library staff members aware of services, developments, and staff professional activities and achievements.

Chief Justice Christine Meaders Durham gives a brief description of her family background as well as her educational experiences of moving several times and attending high school in France. She talks about attending Wellesley College in Boston and...

Willa Nita Brooks Derrick is the daughter of William and Juanita Brooks. In this interview she describes what it was like to grow up in their blended family, with their mother teaching school, writing and researching, and serving family, church...

Patti Harrington was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and shares her experiences living in Denver, Colorado, where she was influenced by her parents in both education and business. She discusses her education at Brigham Young University where she...

Anita Bradford talks about growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, her experiences as a child dealing with the after math of the Depression, attending East Los Angeles Junior College at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, and...

Muriel Allridge talks about her fond memories of growing up on a farm in Emery, Utah, and having a mother who was a good example to model. She tells of her childhood love for ice skating and playing the piano. She explains meeting her husband Lee...

Shirlee Silversmith talks about her life growing up on the White Mountain Apache Reservation where she was taught respect for nature and animals and her early life in Utah County where she lived in a foster family. She speaks about the positive...

Gail Miller talks about her humble beginnings growing up outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, the teachings of her hard-working parents that gave her confidence and how she worked to help her family financially following her father’s stroke. She notes...